Question
Download Solution PDFFill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Second-hand furniture ______ here at reasonable prices.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is- is sold.
Key Points
- There are some uncountable nouns (followed by a singular verb) which don't take the articles 'a/an', many, few, and plural form:
- Furniture, scenery, luggage, temper, hair, knowledge, equipment, pottery, music, jewelry, etc.
- Example:
- The sceneries at my friend's house enchanted me.
- The scenery at my friend's house enchanted me.
- The sceneries at my friend's house enchanted me.
- Since the noun 'furniture' precedes the blank part of the sentence, 'is sold' will be used as per the rule given above.
Correct sentence: Second-hand furniture is sold here at reasonable prices.
Additional Information
- The nouns given below seem plural in form but in actuality are singular:
- news, billiards, summons, physics, measles, innings, etc.
- Example:
- Physics is an interesting subject.
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